Making Japanese Superhero Shows Looks Exhausting

The great thing about Ultraman is that the series still uses good old fashioned special effects: people wearing suits, miniature cities, and dudes throwing as much dirt as they possibly can.
The above GIF features a fight scene with Ultraman Victory. It was originally uploaded by the artist Kouji Tajima (if you like this and art in general, you should follow him on Twitter!).

Notice how the two suit actors are on a raised platform, so the director can shoot them from a low angle? And how the staff keeps throwing dirt, so the fight looks even more exciting? These are rudimentary production-tricks, but dammit, they work.

Comments

Aussar Guest

Jan 29, 2016, 12:08am

Would actually like to see a full sized article on something like this. I'm a Kamen Rider fan myself, and would enjoy seeing what happens behind the scenes, especially with some of the stunts and the sparks/explosions that happen in such shows.

Would also be cool to take a look at some of the older camera techniques they used.

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